Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural
Costa Rica
99.8%
in 2024
Paraguay
99.8%
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
136th
Paraguay rank
136th
Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 99.8% against 99.8% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 136th and Paraguay ranks 136th of 229 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 94.0% | 4.8% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 98.8% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural, Costa Rica or Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 99.8% against 99.8% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural?
- Costa Rica ranks 136th and Paraguay ranks 136th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of population with access to electricity, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.